Do I GAS or not

thomasross20

I've already got my lovely orange fade PRS CU24 and Suhr Pro S4 but I played a stunning pink Modern at the weekend. It's so much money, and I'm mainly playing acoustic. This is what happens, right... you stop gigging and then that's when you buy most gear!

brooom

Suhr Moderns are great, I know I'm not helping... but I genuinely like them.

Jalapeno

Get a boutique acoustic as well to balance things out !

hubobulous

Suhr Moderns rock although I thought I remembered you not liking them a while back. Obviously things can change, but be careful - you went through quite a decisive journey with the two PRS guitars and the Suhr as I'm sure you remember!! ;-)

thomasross20

Jalapeno said:

Get a boutique acoustic as well to balance things out !

Got one - an Avalon to go with my Larrivee
@hubobulous you're right! THis one felt great, though. And I love the bright pink lol. You know what I don't get... the bridge position is SO much louder than the other positions... or am I the only one that finds this?

Jalapeno

I meant another !

stonevibe

No, save your money. It is not like you can't find them easily enough, they are easy to buy and you already own a few good quality guitars.

thomasross20

stonevibe said:

No, save your money. It is not like you can't find them easily enough, they are easy to buy and you already own a few good quality guitars.

Argh the voice of reason lol

stonevibe

If it was a 'one off' used/vintage/custom etc I would say go for it. But its just a standard production guitar and so it isn't going anywhere soon.

Save your cash and go play your guitars that you already own.

thomasross20

This makes a lot of sense, which is why I left the shop to think on it. A few times I've done that and regretted it (btw I'm starting to become a fan of jumbo frets). TBH the money would be better spent on singing lessons

p90fool

No. 

You'll end up either flipping it or feeling guilty for not flipping it once the novelty has worn off.

Sassafras

I always ask myself 2 questions:
Do I need it?
Would my cash be better spent on something else?

stonevibe

I think you are generally better off changing strings on your existing guitar, getting it set up and just playing it.

Buying another guitar won't make you appreciate what you already own.

I buy guitars when they are one offs or old and therefore hard to find anywhere else. When it comes to new production models, I can't see any real reason to buy yet another guitar, I already own loads of great instruments.

boogieman

I’d ask myself if the Modern is that much better than the CU24? If it is then maybe consider a part ex. If not, and it’s just gassing for the sake of it, then stick with what you have already. 

carlos

If it's a used guitar at a good price always GAS, always! You can sell it later if it doesn't work out for you.
If it's new, then think about all the guitars you already own and if this one would get some playtime or not. Also imagine how it must feel to lose roughly 40% of the price once you sell it used. For a Suhr this would be what... £500? That's some money.

thomasross20

Yeah it'd be about £1k+ loss out the door.. 

carlos

thomasross20 said:

Yeah it'd be about £1k+ loss out the door.. 

And as we know now, you can't even describe it "as new" later!

Philly_Q

thomasross20 said:

You know what I don't get... the bridge position is SO much louder than the other positions... or am I the only one that finds this?

I was reading an interview with John Suhr on the GuitarGuitar website yesterday and he actually mentions that specifically, seems he personally likes the volume difference between the H and S pickups.  It's about two thirds of the way down the page:

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/140968/

DanR

I think we all need to see the guitar to help you make the right decision.

Jackobean

If it's the one I think it is - just but a Modern Pro. I'll never understand how Suhr justify their ludicrous uncharges for custom models, particularly fancy woods.

thomasross20

Philly_Q said:

thomasross20 said:

You know what I don't get... the bridge position is SO much louder than the other positions... or am I the only one that finds this?

I was reading an interview with John Suhr on the GuitarGuitar website yesterday and he actually mentions that specifically, seems he personally likes the volume difference between the H and S pickups.  It's about two thirds of the way down the page:

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/140968/

Oh! It's actually quite a large drop in volume.... hmm..

@DanR it's bright pink - don't want to post incase somebody nabs it lol. I'll probably keep my money.